Pan’e Dolci

Went here today with my 17 year old daughter for the first time. Walked in mid day to an empty store. Surveyed the flavors and then each of us sampled two flavors. The samples were microscopic with the second one so small I couldn’t even taste the flavor. Now I’m sympathetic with ice cream store owners and the old quandary of determining when a customer is sampling too many flavors. Immediately after the second sample, before being asked for any more samples, the woman serving us in a very abrupt manner said «ok that’s it for samples.» Speaking to me, a well dressed 50 year old man, like a young teen who has just asked for his 5^th sample. Mind you the store was empty and we were clearly there to buy. Also, at $ 6 for a small cup they are building the samples into the price of the gelato. $ 12 for two small gelatos seemed a bit excessive to me and is well above prices in other high end markets such as New York City. I informed the server we would be happy to comply and seek no further samples.
My daughter was anxious for gelato otherwise I would have walked out the door after being treated so rudely. The server who herself was no teenager and should have had the maturity and experience to judge her audience before being so rude. If nothing else, she should could have politely informed us that the store has a 2 sample limit (though no sign was posted stating such) and that her hands were tied. More appropriately she could have waited to see if we asked for another sample and if we did, since the store was empty, bent the rules to please a customer. I would have understood her need to state the policy sooner if the store was packed with waiting customers and she needed to keep the line moving. In this case the place was empty. The server also seems annoyed at giving samples at all and kept filling napkin and spoon dispensers and other small jobs rather than focusing on her customers. We were made to feel we were inconveniencing her with our business. Her poor attentiveness and rude manner are never appropriate in a service industry particularly when we were exceedingly polite to her throughout our time in the store. We ended up buying gelato. While paying I informed the server, in a friendly manner that her attitude had been off putting and that she would do better to treat customers with a bit more kindness and respect. She let me know she was a business owner and knew how to treat customers. Clearly a stand off and difference of opinion. So we walked out with our ice cream.
Now for the rating. I am not one to automatically give zero or one star for a bad experience. In this case I subtracted 2 stars each for unsolicited rudeness and inattentive service. I added back one star for what I thought was decent but not great gelato. I have eaten gelato at quite a number of places in my life and felt this to be average. Not bad and not great. So here you have it. 2 stars which might have been 3 without the bad interaction in the store.
Your experience may vary and I do not know if the sever was the owner or not. I will say that I personally will not return to this shop again.

This is where my absolute favorite gelato is! I have never tasted anything better than their gelato! I highly recommend this place! Although the girl behind the counter wasn’t overly friendly, I only go for the amazing gelato!

Gelato like in Italy!
So good and the $ 6 cost for a small is enough for 2 people. Some of the favors don’t have names, but the berry, cannoli, chocolate gelato was amazing. The vanilla berry was excellent and the vanilla with chocolate was 3^rd place. So good!

Stopped in on a tour walk before the harbor tour. The fig gelato was wonderful! Lots of amazing looking gelato flavors! I got a delicious custard filled cream horn. Several types of cannoli, cookies, cakes, croissants.

Stopped in to grab a coffee but his place has an amazing selection of gelato and pastries. Had the cappuccino and latte which were great. The cannoli and cookies we had were amazing. Just a great spot to enjoy in las olas.

Neat little coffee, pastry and gelato place on the busy Oslo boulevard. The service was excellent and the pastry we had was pretty good. The shop is really nice but always extremely busy with barely any space to sit. I would recommend trying the place out.

Like gelato? Like espresso? Go to Pan’e Dolci NOW!
Are you there yet? Ok good, here’s what you do. Peruse the delectable gelatos. Taste maybe 2 – 3 of your top choices. Did you find the winner? Great! Now ask the lovely person behind the counter for a scoop of your top gelato with a shot of Lavazzo espresso. You heard me!
Now take out your $$$ and fork over $ 6 even for your dessert/​caffeine perk.
Did she give you your heaven in a cup yet? Perfect. Ok take a big whiff in anticipation of what you are about to consume. Now you may savor each and every bite. Die happy.
You’re welcome!
FYI, this is what I got with the cherry gelato. Mmmmm.

Gelato is kinda like pizza, its pretty darn good no matter who makes it. This shop on Las Olas makes all its own desserts and gelato and it shows.
I recommend the biscotti which has big pieces of biscotti and chocolate, or the Mediterranean with candied cirrus and nuts. There are numerous flavors to choose from that change regularly.
As a side note this is one of two locations, the other being on Oakland Park near the beach. This location makes all the gelato, the other is the bakery.
I think I need to go back for seconds, but alas it’s raining

Holy desserts and pastries! Walking around Las Olas on a hot Sunday afternoon called for something cold. Taking refuge in the air conditioning and seeing the amazing looking gelato from the window Pan’e Dolci was natural winner. We were greeted immediately upon our entry by a really friendly staff member who offered us free samples of gelato. Everything we tried was amazing but we decided on the cannoli flavor! This gelato was the literal embodiment of what a cannoli tasted like. Pan’e Dolci is also on the list of local coffee shops that are «alternatives to Starbucks’ which I thought was an interesting movement. They have a HUGE cappuccino machine in house and, according to a few other patrons, is one of the best they have ever had. They also had tons of pastries, cakes, desserts… the cure to any sweet tooth! The only seating inside is a «bar» that is lined up against the back wall with bar stools. They also had music and video’s playing with Italian pop music which make it feel extra Italian! If you’re feeling the need for something sweet, make sure to stop in!

Let me start by saying this, it’s a heaven on earth. I don’t why it took me this long to check this place out. This bakery have everything that you looking for. There is no way anyone going to come out empty hand. Everything in this store is freshly made that day.
Let’s start with the ice cream section of the store, so many varieties of ice cream. Pick anything and you will love it. It’s nice, creamy and rich in flavor.
Freshly baked pastries are the BOMBBBBB. They baked it so perfectly. So good and flakey. Amazing taste. Do not leave here without trying there Tuscan Cannoli. Best cannoli I have ever tasted in my life.
Overall, I’m in love with this place. Please look at all the pictures of this bakery. You will all the different kinds of things this place can offer you. I enjoyed the visit to this business. Happy hunting
******* I really don’t know why this place don’t have a good review. To me it’s a prefect store and employees are very out going and answer all my questions*****
5 Stars For employees
5 Stars For the Store

If you want a good gelatoooooo… Come to try the gelato in this place is very good. Have new flavors and open until late.

Delicious ice cream. My daughter got a straciatella ice cream and I chose an affogato with café latte ice cream.
We also tried tasty pastries.
It’s a nice Italian bakery

If you want a quick treat for dessert in the area, I highly recommend this place. My first time there, I had the pistachio cannoli; quite small but still pretty good. Though, it was my first time to try pistachio cannoli (I’ve only tried the original ones up to that point), so I cannot compare, but I can safely say it did not disappoint. My second time there, I had the whiskey cream gelato! Good enough to share the small cup after dinner for a light dessert — they really stuff the cup! It was very creamy and rich and it made me forget about the other baked goods they had.
Seating is limited, hence, I mention this is the place for a «quick treat». You’d go in, order, grab your treat, and come out and just enjoy strolling up and down the street (it’s poppin’ at night) with your dessert on hand.

Stopped in for a quick treat. This time around, I ordered a mini cannoli and simple pastry layered with the custard. The cannoli was just alright. I’ve had my fair share of cannolis from NY and Italian markets here in FL, and this didn’t do it for me. When I eat cannolis, I want «CON-​NOLI! EHH!!! (Italian accent).» Sadly, that did not happen for me.
The pastry I got was good. Good choice if you prefer to keep it a little more on the simple side (less is more mindset). It’s not a huge serving, but you could definitely get a few good bites in and share with another person. Plus, it leaves room in your tummy to try some other desserts. I’m always a little apprehensive seeing pastries and cookies sitting in a case, but I will say what I got was fresh enough.
If I were to go again, I would opt for the gelato. They offered tons of flavors; both fruit and dessert based options.
Decent customer service. The woman helping me was patient and answered all of my, «what’s that?» questions. There is a bar with bar stool seating along the wall, away from the cases, so people are not in your way and vice versa.
Overall, it was good, but not great.

I arrived at 9:40am on Friday. I bought one macaroon and a small pistachio cannolo for a total of $ 5. The macaroon was chewy and lacked that crisp airy shell I was looking forward to. The amaretto filling was nice, though. The cannolo was soggy and the filling was not appealing. It was dense and didn’t taste like pistachios or ricotta based cannoli filling. I think these were both from yesterday’s batch.
I have to say that I won’t be back for these items but I might have to come for the gelato because it looked amazing… And it can’t get soggy.

There wasn’t very much comfortable seating. More like a bar table on the wall kind of thing. We tried the tiramisu, chocolate mouse cake, a cannoli and coffee. I really enjoyed the coffee it was very different, unique and tasty. I did not however like the sweats. I worked in a diner with a bakery before so I have eaten all those sweats several times and it just didn’t feel right that night. However the staff was very nice and friendly and the atmosphere was welcoming. I really enjoyed the interior design minus the sitting area.

Want awesome Gelato this is your place if you are in this area. The pistachio gelato is amazing. They offer coffee and pastries as well. Staff was friendly and attentive. They offer you samples of the gelato to see what you would like. If you would like 2 flavor in one cup you have that option as well. Good place for a good sweet dessert.

My boyfriend and I stopped here for dessert while walking Las Olas. Having been here before, I was excited to return but was unfortunately not hungry enough to eat. I was happy to find they have a variety of treats, drinks, and dessert. I grabbed a San Pellegrino and the boyfriend ordered a small Amaretto gelato. We enjoyed our treats on the benches conveniently located outside. The gelato was creamy and smooth and delicious like I remembered it from a year before. I love this place for its location, its friendly and enthusiastic service, and its quality of treats. The next time I’m walking down Las Olas, I’m sure I’ll stop by here again. Keep up the great work!

This was a nice place on Las Olas Blvd.
It’s a mix of pastry and gelato shop. The wife and I got a medium gelato for 6 or 7 dollars, that came with 2 different types. We got the ChocoCake and the Whiskey (something).
It was very tasty, nice experience. We ate the food walking down the Blvd. I realized half way through our walk that they gave me a broken spoon with which to eat, but oh-​well.
The pastries all looked tasty, the Gelato looked good and was tasty.
My only complaint is that it was a bit pricey — I don’t know the prices of the pastry.

If I am anywhere near Las Olas you can bet that I am stopping at Pan’e Dolci for some of their amazing biscotti and gelato. I was introduced to Pan’e Dolci by a friend from work who brought me some of their unique «chewy» biscotti as a holiday gift a few years ago and I have been coming back here for more ever since!
Yes they do have the regular more crunchy type of biscotti which is delicious but they have this amazing biscotto that is chewy and soft that I just love! The options for gelato are always hard to choose from but my go to choices are usually, mint chip, espresso, or chocolate. They also have cappuccino and other types of Italian cookies and treats. This is definitely a perfect stop for a snack or treats if you are in the area and it is right next to Big City Tavern.